Yeah, well I have my foot standing by to be inserted in my piehole should a new dizzy not be the fix!![]()
I would feel better if he just replaced the stator. I'm told that remans use the old one. However to replace the stator you really need a press to do the job. The symptoms still indicate the stator as the most likely source of the problem.

Missed the zero. Was typing too fast I guess. Still, $50 beats $80 any day.